The Voices We Almost Lost: Veterans, Memories, and the Legacy of War

12/11/2025 20 min Temporada 2 Episodio 60
The Voices We Almost Lost: Veterans, Memories, and the Legacy of War

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What happens when a veteran finally shares what war did to them—decades later? Historian Michael Petrou returns with powerful insights from In Their Own Voices, a massive oral history project at the Canadian War Museum. With over 200 interviews from WWII to Afghanistan, this project captures raw, unfiltered reflections from veterans and their loved ones—not just about war, but about who they became because of it. Petrou shares moments where grandchildren’s military service reawakened memories in their grandfathers, where trauma resurfaced after 75 years, and where old harmonicas still play the soundtrack of survival. Learn how history is carried in stories, boxes under beds, and in the spaces between generations. GUEST:Michael Petrouwarmuseum.ca

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